EnviroDIY | Sedhead | Activity https://www.envirodiy.org/members/tahicksonstthomas-edu/activity/ Activity feed for Sedhead. Wed, 06 May 2026 12:31:48 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5a350ade97361711dc5d1a8f8042b301 Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18034 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:03:20 -0400 I think that the directory structure could be the culprit. The way that I have been able to reliably get this work is the following:

  1. Create a new Platformio project.
  2. Create an identically-named folder in that project in which to put my code.
  3. Create an identically-named .ino file in that folder for the sketch I need to upload.
  4. Use the…

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]]> 61a1cc045269022f25766fab1fcbd6b6 Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18029 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:42:16 -0400 I think I agree with you about the complexity of deploying multiple sensor packages, each with different UUIDs. However, I don’t think that is what’s screwing me up here. As of now, I simply can’t get my sketches to reliably upload to the boards. I honestly don’t think that the compile and upload process is even getting to a place in my code where…[Read more]

]]> 5e3f03f5c49d7bbae45bd7a7b7640767 Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18025 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:00:27 -0400 Alright, I have no idea if this will help or not, but I think it’s important that I get this down for completeness.

  1. If I open the public repo that I shared above in VSC from Github Desktop, then copy the sketch into it that I need to load, it seems to compile and upload. So, as of right now, I have my sketches loaded onto my boards and they…

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]]> 9dbf6cd4486efa27041d765806a90c8f Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18023 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:39:27 -0400 I may have found the problem, thanks to you. I had to create a new repo in order to share my code with you. When I open that new repo in VSC from Github desktop it compiles as you’ve described. I was starting to have a hunch that the problem was that I had branched from main to add some additional functionality and I thought that I could just…[Read more]

]]> 463917f15354ccd59d3fcc93f7a028b9 Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18020 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 18:17:35 -0400 That definitely sounds more like what should be happening! Thanks so much for taking the time to do this, Neil. I will try to fix things on Monday when I’m back in my office and next to my sensors.

Just a funny addendum. I just created a ChapGPT account so that I could stay abreast of it in my teaching. Here is the text of my first chat:
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]]> 7675a9d5c8ccc543550760bcae205363 Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18018 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:43:30 -0400 Here’s a link to a new public repo: https://github.com/tahickson/UST_Earth_Envt_Society

The platformio.ini file should have all you need to know in it. Should be ready to go. Thanks for giving this a try!

]]> 2626fa438cff5e4ba383f204f6b5033a Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18015 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:52:13 -0400 I really want to thank you for giving me help and feedback on this. Although I can’t, for the life of me, understand what’s going on, at least someone is throwing out ideas. My code is under git/source control. I cannot see any changes that I’ve made, looking over my Github history, that could explain this. I did branch off of main to work on some…[Read more]

]]> eb9b7bfc14e0392106db391039f99d5d Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18013 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:26:25 -0400 Before I go digging through the code, I’m wondering why code would compile and run fine one week, then be “structured to not compile” the next. Do you have any idea why this might happen?

Here’s the full sketch, based off of Menu_a_la_carte:

/** =========================================================================
 * @file…

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]]> 30ffc4edcf95c60c47787f7735c0e992 Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18010 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:00:07 -0400 Well, that’s interesting. After running a compile check, I get:

RAM: [ ] 0.1% (used 9 bytes from 16384 bytes)
Flash: [ ] 0.4% (used 510 bytes from 130048 bytes)

And when I do the same for “Blink” I get:

RAM: [ ] 1.6% (used 266 bytes from 16384 bytes)
Flash: [ ] 1.7% (used 2252 bytes from 130048 bytes)

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]]> 3d3108f61f1002075fc66be51264049d Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/#post-18008 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:51:20 -0400 Thanks for the reply, Neil. I tried using “upload_port” in platformio.ini and there was no change. Also restarted VSC a couple of times. Tried connecting with the Mayfly off and then on. The weird thing is that I can get simple code to load and work. But this Mayfly code, which is significantly more complex and lengthy, will compile fine, worked…[Read more]

]]> f1318b3e355240f99fe766370271fb29 Sedhead started the topic Mayfly sketch compiles, seems to upload, but doesn't in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-sketch-compiles-seems-to-upload-but-doesnt/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 22:13:00 -0400 I am using VSCode and Platformio to upload sketches to my Mayfly boards. The sketches compiled and uploaded fine two weeks ago.  Today, when I went to deploy the sensors, the code compiled fine and it even looked like it uploaded fine, except that the upload was way too fast. Usually there is a bit of a lag as the code is being written to the…[Read more]

]]> e12d68bff26312457ff2a1e65df8f039 Sedhead replied to the topic Get MMW data in real time? in the forum Monitor My Watershed https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/get-mmw-data-in-real-time/#post-17926 Fri, 23 Jun 2023 23:54:17 -0400 Thanks so much @srgdamiano. I noticed your comment “This endpoint serves as a temporary access point between the shut-down of the WoFpy service and the development of a more efficient and permanent service.”  Are you aware of anything in the works to create this “more efficient and permanent service”? That being said, I think I can see how to do…[Read more]

]]> a8dd2f5c8b366e976a27b6f88b728ab2 Sedhead started the topic Get MMW data in real time? in the forum Monitor My Watershed https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/get-mmw-data-in-real-time/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:52:10 -0400 @shicks @srgdamiano

Is it possible to get data from an MMW sensor in real time from the website, not by downloading the data as a .csv?  I’m looking for a way to grab data from some sensors and then plot them on a custom web app for our university.

Thanks!

]]> b64293437e55f460ce052532dcde92fb Sedhead started the topic xBee Wifi module intermittently connecting in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/xbee-wifi-module-intermittently-connecting/ Wed, 03 May 2023 01:13:05 -0400 We have a working sketch for a Maxbotix Sonar to read water level in basement sumps on our campus. The sonar is getting good readings and appears to be logging to the SD card fine. However, we are finding that we only get intermittent logging to MMW via the modem. We are using a DigiXbee wifi modem that connects to a wireless network on our…[Read more]

]]> e17902fc7eb4be9482f569776b883ba2 Sedhead started the topic Fetching MMW data from one sensor? in the forum Monitor My Watershed https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/code-to-access-mmw-data-from-one-sensor/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:45:01 -0400 Greetings, I am wondering if anyone is willing to share code with me that demonstrates how you access MMW data from a single sensor and use it in other applications in quasi-realtime? I have a student that would like to activate a strand of LEDs based on the water level of a gage that is a site on MMW. I am guessing that there is a thread…[Read more]

]]> dd14f72a4e245e4634095b1a08c023f0 Sedhead replied to the topic Ultrasonic Water Surface Elevation in the forum Environmental Sensors https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/ultrasonic-water-surface-elevation/#post-17579 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:14:48 -0500 Let me lay the cards on the table: I am coming back to sensor construction after a five year hiatus (I’m a geology/env sci prof and covid sort of wiped out cool things like this for me). So I’m trying to spin back up and I’m hoping to implement a water level sensor in our university’s water sumps to monitor ‘invisible’ water as it flows through…[Read more]

]]> 2efd3afb5a0a966d03203393f8088ed6 Sedhead started the topic Ultrasonic Water Surface Elevation in the forum Environmental Sensors https://www.envirodiy.org/topic/ultrasonic-water-surface-elevation/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:43:51 -0500 Anyone out there able to share code or link to a thread here on using the Maxbotix ultrasonic sensor for water surface elevation measurement? I would like to see fully operational code with Mayfly board.

]]> 69493e700455add6b155b84f030e87d2 Sedhead posted a new activity comment https://www.envirodiy.org/activity/p/1214/#acomment-5274 Wed, 20 May 2020 17:36:36 -0400 Were you able to get any info on this? Just curious at this point.

In reply to - Anton Wasson started the topic Soil Moisture Probes in the forum Environmental Sensors Hello All, Has anyone had any experience measuring soil moisture or suction cheaply? Most of my experience to date has been […] ]]> f99e46627ebba6dde45aadeb3bbf6eaf Sedhead replied to the topic Mayfly availability in the forum Mayfly Data Logger https://envirodiy.org/topic/mayfly-availability/#post-2225 Tue, 09 May 2017 22:21:34 -0400 Thanks Shannon! So excited. Better than Christmas.

]]> 8094e1cf10ec650813b2347db85f964a Sedhead posted an update: What's the update on Mayflys?? I'm addicted. Can you hook […] https://www.envirodiy.org/activity/p/2474/ Tue, 09 May 2017 18:49:13 -0400 What’s the update on Mayflys?? I’m addicted. Can you hook me up soon? I would love to know when the next batch is available!

]]> 1 db039957a2c10ebbd1e7a6815815383e Sedhead replied to the topic Monitoring well or piezometer water level sensor in the forum Environmental Sensors https://envirodiy.org/topic/monitoring-well-or-piezometer-water-level-sensor/#post-2154 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:34:23 -0400 Thanks for you input, Neil. We decided to try out the Feather mainly for cost issues, and it seems fine for a lot of things, but it just isn’t working with the sensor we have. Seems to have problems communicating with the Serial port. I can read other I2C sensors, but this one is giving me fits.

We looked at the Mayfly and decided to try out the…[Read more]

]]> 1a474b7576473370a55827522e22704e Sedhead started the topic Monitoring well or piezometer water level sensor in the forum Environmental Sensors https://envirodiy.org/topic/monitoring-well-or-piezometer-water-level-sensor/ Thu, 30 Mar 2017 01:24:58 -0400 I am teaching a senior level environmental science course and one of the research groups is installing piezometers in a wetland. We have decided to build a water level sensor using an Adafruit Feather datalogger with a realtime clock and an MS5803-14BA Breakout from Sparkfun for the depth sensor. We can do differential pressure if we need to (we…[Read more]

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